Cyber Security Practitioner

Summary

Join Picus Security, a leading security validation company, as a Cyber Security Practitioner (Junior Strategist) and play a pivotal role in a fast-growing cybersecurity firm. You will help identify cybersecurity challenges and translate them into actionable product solutions. Collaborate with product, engineering, and research teams to validate ideas through research and customer feedback. Manage cybersecurity projects, driving key components of strategic initiatives and recommending process improvements. Your analytical skills and communication abilities will enable you to present cybersecurity concepts as strategic opportunities. Picus offers a dynamic environment with unlimited opportunities for career development and global exposure.

Requirements

• Demonstrated practical experience applying cybersecurity knowledge to real-world scenarios, evidenced by a portfolio of impactful contributions
• Competency in implementing and managing cybersecurity solutions, with a solid understanding of security architecture principles and threat management techniques
• Familiarity with product management processes, including idea validation, user-centric research, and iterative development methodologies
• Proven capability to collaborate effectively across interdisciplinary teams, including engineering, product management, and research units
• Strong analytical and organizational skills, capable of managing multiple projects or workstreams simultaneously with clear communication and structured oversight
• Initiative-taking mindset and excellent problem-solving abilities, comfortable providing input and making informed decisions within a dynamic team environment
• Effective communication skills, clearly articulating cybersecurity concepts, findings, and recommendations to technical and non-technical audiences

Responsibilities

• Contribute actively to the identification, framing, and management of cybersecurity challenges and ideas, turning them into viable product features or solutions
• Collaborate closely with product management, engineering, and research teams to drive initiatives from ideation through validation, ensuring alignment with customer value and market needs
• Conduct or coordinate necessary research activities, validating ideas through structured methodologies and customer feedback to confirm genuine user value
• Manage and execute smaller cybersecurity projects or components of larger strategic initiatives, maintaining clear oversight of project objectives, timelines, and deliverables
• Share cybersecurity insights proactively with internal stakeholders, recommending process improvements and facilitating informed decision-making
• Demonstrate initiative by taking ownership of tasks, solving problems collaboratively, and contributing strategically to team discussions
• Translate cybersecurity challenges and concepts into clear business cases, demonstrating their strategic value and alignment with organizational goals

Benefits

• Fascinating work - a chance to shape and lead an exciting, fast-growing cyber security segment
• Unlimited opportunity! We are growing. At Picus, you'll be provided with as much responsibility as you can handle - new career development opportunities constantly arise given our rate of growth
• Global exposure - Get a lot of experience working not only in a fast-growing startup but also interact with customers all around the world
• Be part of a global remote team who is taking on Exposure Validation and a growing market segment